Show SING THE over the Wire area m M public following circular sent out Telephone should the Bell heeded by fa Party Line A Partnership f party line is a partnership position in which all the should have equal In to insure the securing of toe right the Telephone established a rule limit-I L conversations on party lines That period of has been proved by m to be sufficient to complete business or social any and the rule has been to prevent the of a line for long periods by one subscriber to the prejudice of enforcement of the rule is sometimes but it need never be if party line users apply to their telephone practice the usual courtesies employed in other The golden rule fits the case party has been one of the great factors in the development of the telephone as it has brought telephone within the reach almost and it is today one of the most popular classes of service when it is not subjected to The Company is not afraid to enforce the five-minute rule when its enforcement is but its enforcement will never be necessary if party line users will give to their the treatment they expect in This requires only the same courtesy and regard for others that is employed as a matter of course in every-day personal contact with and the Company hopes that the instances in which the rule is enforced will be few and far The Selfish A Telephone is not a plaything for It not put in private residences for lovers to spark over by the or a medium for gossips to hold long winded conversations A telephone when properly used is the quickest and cheapest messenger known to is The telephone a time it will do the work of a dozen messenger it does not stop to shoot marbles or watch a dog It is a hurry up call right at hand at all hours day or Don't overwork the best friend you you haven't anything to say don't say it over the Many urgent calls in cases of sickness and hundreds of business and other matters have been delayed because and thoughtless people insist that because they pay per month for the use of a tele- 7 phone are going to talk all we want so now That is what a lady said to the writer a few weeks ago when after waiting thirty minutes he requested her to let him use the wire for just one quarter of a Let us all be more considerate for others when we are using the A medical student was asked what he would do first in the case of a man who was blown up by until he came was the Never chase a Let it and it will run itself to |